Curriculum Vitae Anka Dabrowska
Contact: Address: 99 E, St. George's Square, Pimlico, Westminster, London SW1V 3QP Mobile: 07812443432 E-mail: info@ankadabrowska.co.uk Born: 1 May 1979, Warsaw, Poland. Education: -September 2001/September 2003- University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, -September 2000/June 2001- University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, England- BA (Hons) Fine Art with Second Class Honours (Upper Division). -September 1998/ June 2000- Swindon School of Art & Design, England- -September 1997/June 1998- Oxfordshire School of Art & Design, Banbury, England- National Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design- Distinction. Solo Exhibitions: - August 2008, 'Four by Four', solo exhibition, Sartorial Contemporary Art, London, England. - November 2007- 'see-saw' , Seven Seven Contemporary Art Gallery, London, England. - May/June 2005- 'Hometown', Seven Seven Contemporary Art Gallery, London, England. - June 2002- 'Little House Furnished with Big Dreams', Seven Seven Contemporary Art Gallery, London, England. Selected Group Exhibitions: -August/September 2008, 'Start Your Collection', Contemporary Art Projects, London, -July 2008, 'Artesantander', International Fair of Contemporary Art, Santander, Spain. -March/April 2008- Comfort Zones, Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery, UK. -January/March 2008- 'Comfort Zones', Quay Arts, Isle of Wight, UK. -January 2008- London Art Fair, London, UK. -November 2007-The Garej Art Space, Cardiff, Wales, UK. -November 2007/January 2008- 'Comfort Zones', University College for the Creative Arts at Farnham, Surrey, UK. -July/September 2007-'Comfort Zones', Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK. -July 2007-'Imaginary Homes', City Hall, London, UK. -May/June 2007- 'Imaginary Homes', Tichy Gallery, London, UK. -May/June 2007-'Geography is a Flavour', August Art Gallery, London, UK. -March/May 2007- 'Comfort Zones', Oriel Davies Gallery Touring Exhibition, Newtown, -November 2006- 'British Polish Manifestations-an alternative Polish cultural event', The Foundry, London, UK. -November 2006- 'For Peel', No More Grey Gallery, London, UK. -June/July 2006- 'A Place Called Home', Reg Vardy Gallery, Sunderland, UK. -March 2006- The Spring Drawing Show, Ashcroft Modern Art, Cirencester, UK. -January/February 2006- 'Continental Breakfast', Maribor Art Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia. -September/October 2005- The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2005, Jerwood Space, London, UK. -May/June 2005- 'Sketch'-Open Drawing Prize, Rabley Contemporary Drawing Centre, Mildenhall, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK. -December 2004/January 2005-‘Anka Dabrowska & Jeni Snell- Places Home’ Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK. -September/October 2004- 'Best In Show', The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, UK. -August 2004- 'Painting with Light', Contemporary artists' video screening, Cafe Gallery Projects, Southwark Park, London, UK. -June 2004- 'Windows Wide Open', Architecture Week 2004, Side Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Awards: -April 2007- Juliet Gomperts Trust Project Award, London, UK. -April 2006- Juliet Gomperts Trust Project Award, London, UK. -July 2005- Short-listed for The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2005, London, UK. -November 2004- Arts Council of England, Grants for Individuals, London, UK. -January 2004- Arts Council Graduate Placement Scheme with @1 Limited, The Integrated Marketing Agency, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. -August 2003- Churches' Commission for Students Award, London, UK. -July 2003- C3imaging digital printers sponsorship, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. -September 2000- International Student Scholarship, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. -July 2000- Newby Trust Award, London, UK. -February 1999- Barclaycard National Student Drawing Awards, Second Prize, NENE University, Northampton, UK. -September 1998- International Student Scholarship, Swindon School of Art, Swindon, UK. -September 1997- International Student Scholarship, Oxfordshire of Art & Design, Banbury, UK. Work Experience: -August 2005/October 2006- Gallery Attendant, Tate Britain, Millbank, London, UK. -July/September 2005- Gallery Attendant, Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London, UK. -May 2004/June 2005- Crew (gallery assistant), part-time, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK. -January/June 2004- Graduate Placement with @1 Limited, The Integrated Marketing Agency, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Design, multimedia & advertising. -May 2003/May 2004- Art administration, Gallery Assistant, Waygood Gallery, High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. -May 2003- Assisting with SHOW HOME, a temporary public art project by Nathan Coley, curated by LOCUS+, commissioned by North Tyneside Council as part of the Art on the Riverside programme, North Shields, UK. Websites: www.ankadabrowska.co.uk www.sartorialart.com www.sevenseven.org.uk www.artnet.com http://margini.ning.com www.orieldavies.org www.commentart.co.uk www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk www.artmesh.org http://archive.balticmill.com Published articles: - The Rebel magazine, summer issue, number 4, August 2008. - The Guardian, guide, August 9-15 2008. - 'Comfort Zones', exhibition catalogue, Oriel Davies gallery, March 2007. - Seven Magazine, Sunday Telegraph, 9 September 2007. - Journal of Visual Culture, Volume three-'Fantasies of Childhood', April 2004, p.10-15. Forthcoming Exhibitions: - March/April 2009, Fruela Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain. |